Key highlights: The sale of Yard Management will strengthen TrackX balance sheet Creates joint sales and marketing opportunities through FourKites expansive network Enables TrackX to focus on high margin, repeatable SaaS-based asset management solutions Further differentiates FourKites as the leader in supply chain visibility and execution solutions DENVER, March 25, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — TrackX Holdings […]
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SALT LAKE CITY, March 25, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — EKA Solutions, Inc., provider of a cloud-based integrated freight management ecosystem platform, announced today that many of its customers are successfully operating entirely remotely using its Omni-TMS™ Platform. This follows EKA’s announcement yesterday of its special Omni-TMS® platform offer to Brokers who wish to operate their business partly or entirely
Article written by Cyndi Masters Businesses that hesitated to embrace digital transformation find themselves at a disadvantage as the world economy contracts from the coronavirus pandemic. They face imminent peril. Make no mistake, business hasn’t stopped. It is realigning. Quickly. Amazon, for example, announced plans to hire 100,000 warehouse and delivery people. Pharmaceutical companies are scrambling
Article written by FourKites #1 supply chain visibility platform combines in-transit predictive visibility with yard operations, connecting transportation and warehousing for the first time CHICAGO, March 25, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — FourKites®, the market-leading supply chain visibility platform, today announced that it is acquiring TrackX Holdings Inc.’s (TSX.V:TKX | OTC: TKXHF | FSE :3TH) yard management
Article written by Jennifer Smith Drivers worry about lack of hand sanitizer while some shippers and customers refuse to let them in Dr. Elissa Palmer tests a patient in a truck for the coronavirus at a testing site this week in Las Vegas. PHOTO: JOHN LOCHER/ASSOCIATED PRESS The coronavirus pandemic is whipsawing the trucking industry, as
Online delivery platform Bringg has announced the early release of its new BringgNow solution to help with speedy online deliveries. The solution wasn’t supposed to be released until later in 2020, but due to the coronavirus pandemic necessitating speed in delivery of essential items like groceries, Bringg opted to roll it out early for free. With BringgNow, business owners
Article written by Sarah Coble A Cincinnati freight brokerage company is facing a $5m lawsuit over a data breach that occurred last month. Computer systems at Total Quality Logistics (TQL) were compromised in a cyber-attack that took place on February 23. Customer and carrier information was exposed after threat actors breached the company’s online web
Article written by Tim Sandle Implementing an ERP system is a complex process, with many requiring customization to address specific user needs. These customizations end up requiring a high level of tech expertise to use, causing complications as Colin Dawes of Syntax explains. Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems streamline day-to-day operations for companies by integrating
San Francisco, CA, March 24, 2020 –(PR.com)– Supporting logistics service providers’ work-from-home policies, Winmore, the cloud-based bid and tender collaboration software leader for the logistics industry, today launched its “Work from Home, Win from Home” campaign. With a long history of integrating and aligning bid desk offices globally, Winmore introduces new product functionality and a promotional
Article written by Stephen Zoder Let’s assume you have some sort of central IT application managing your accounts, customers, suppliers, products and locations in your organization today. It may be one of your (or the) Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) or Customer Relationship Management (CRM) systems. It may also be a bespoke-developed solution using a relational